Originally released in 1990 on Harsh Reality Music, "Step Into The Step" stands as a defining artifact of the cassette culture era, a heavyweight collaboration built from source material by PBK, Jeph Jerman (City Of Worms), and John Hudak, mixed and assembled by Dan Burke (Illusion Of Safety).
At its core, this work captures a moment when experimentation was tactile, immediate, and unpredictable. Built around some of the first commercially accessible samplers, the album channels a proto-industrial sensibility, where rhythm plays a central role. Pulsing, mechanical patterns are interwoven with noise, drone, and other unclassifiable textures, creating a sound world that feels both structured and unstable.
Now newly remastered for compact disc by Grant Richardson, this reissue brings great clarity and presence to material that originated on cassette tape. The transformation is striking; the mastering reveals new depth without sacrificing its original character.
"Step Into The Step" is a vivid document of the U.S. experimental scene in 1990, rooted in the cassette network and a shared language of sound. It captures a moment when early sampling techniques intersected with noise-based approaches and electroacoustic concrète, forming a hybrid that feels both exploratory and strangely cohesive, revealing a distinctly original sonic vocabulary. Available now on Tribe Tapes.